Money For Vacation Industry

August 03, 1992|The Morning Call

To the Editor:

With the new Pennsylvania budget, Robert Uguccioni, director of the Pocono Mountains Vacation Bureau, has a right, almost a duty, to be upset. Imagine asking the state taxpayers to fund even more of the advertising budgets for this area's time-sharing rip-offs, preferred builders kick-back schemes, over-priced, run-down resort accommodations, poorly trained under-qualified employees, toxic waste sites, land frauds, and over-inflated home prices. Uguccioni is correct to be upset when our own state representative, who receives sizable campaign contributions from the resort and land developers, is not doing his job in getting more state money. The tourist agencies must continue the solicitations of the vacationers and future home buyers so the area can generate that extra money for the buying of politicians, get-rich-quick developers, and fast-buck resort owners.